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A58365	The dovvnfall of Babilon: or The mistery of iniquity opened Wherein is declared the grounds and reasons of our departing from Rome, and that we had just cause to separate from her, and that in departing from her, we have not departed from the Church of Christ, but returned to it; also that to heare a false and unlawfull minister in the execution of his office, is unlawfull, and a breach of every one of the ten Commandements. BY S. R.	S. R.	1643 (1643)	Wing R70AA; ESTC R219654	24,587	35

vende her Commodities and all that symbolize with her So we are commanded to come with me from Lebanon my Spouse looke from the top of Amana from the top of Shiner and Hermon from the Lyons Denns from the mountaines of the Leopards Song 4. 8. compared with Judge 3. 3. Esa 2. 29. 17. Song 3. 9. 2 Kings 14. 9. 4. 12. Deut. 3. 9. 11 12 13. it was a type of the Cage Rev. 18. 2. 3. 2. The Saints are commanded to separate from strangers Judge 19. 12. Nehe. 9. 2. by a stranger is ment one of another Nation Mat. 17. 25. So by a strange woman is ment one that is not a mans own wife Prov. 5. 3. 20. and 7. 5. so other Officers and Ministery that is not Christs and so not our own 2 Cor. 11. 14. 15. are strangers to us and such as are under a strange Government Office and entrance and meanes of worship and unheard of in Gods word and contrary unto it and therefore we may not heare them when they execute their strange Offices and Christ commends his that they will not heare nor follow a stranger Iohn 10. 5. and how hearing is to be understood see Iohn 10. 5. with Mat. 17. 25. and 5. 10. heare and understand and how following is to be understood compare Iohn 10. 5. with Mat. 4. 22. 25. Iohn 1. 37. 38. 40. drinke water out of thine own Sesterne and not a strangers with the Prov. 5. 15. 17. the contrary God doth sharply reprove Jer. 2. 18. 19. 36. Lev. 22. 25. Ezek. 44. 7. 9. Therefore to heare an unlawfull Minister in the execution of their Office is to imbrace the bosome of a stranger and to commit Idolatry with it is spirituall adultery and contrary to 2 Cor. 11. 2. Ephes 4. 11. to 15. 3. We are commanded to separate and save our selves from a freward Generation as Acts 2. 40. we esteeme those to be froward that cannot be spoken unto without perill and when men are used to heale them that are so farre from being healed that they are more hardened in their sinne Jer. 51. 9. yea and that are so froward that they cannot be satisfied untill they have persecuted those that would heale her and also persecute them that walke in the truth although they meddle not with her we do not reade in the word of God that the Sheepe of Christ did ever persecute the wolves nor that the persecuting Church was the Church of Christ but they were the Church of Christ who were persecuted Mat. 5. 10. 11. 12. 2 Tim. 2. 12. and 3. 12. Gods Command compells us to leave them so that we have not separated our selves as they accuse us but God hath separated us 4. We are commanded to avoide such as cause divisions and offences contrary to the Doctrine we have heard and learnt Rom. 16. 17. and seeing we are to withdraw from a brother that walkes disorderly and not according to the rule of Christ then much more must we withdraw from those who are no brethren for if we may 〈◊〉 with any then with our Brethren 5. We are commanded that those that refuse to heare the Church should be unto us as Heathens and Publicans Mat. 18. 17. they are so farre from hearing the Church of Christ that they despise her ye● denye her to be the Church of Christ and their practice declares they will not have Christ in his government to rule over them and such Christ calles his enemies Luke 19. 14. Psal 2. and for any to affirme that the people of God the Saints and Church of Christ should go to Heathens Publicans and the enemies of Christ to be taught it strange Doctrine and to as good purpose as for the Sheepe of Christ to go to wolves for instruction which were like to be their distruction also they reject the Councell of God themselves as Act● 7. 30. 6. We are commanded not to heare such Teachers Cease my ●onne to heare the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge Prov. 9. 27. they teach Doctrines contrary to the practice of the Saints recorded and commended to us in Gods word they teach that beleevers are not to be separated from the world but ought to continue together in fellowship with them contrary to 2 Cor. 6. and they teach Infants are to be baptised concerning which the Scripture is silent and many such Doctrins they teach with which our mindes and conscience might be defiled if we did heare them and although they teach many truthes yet seeing they teach heresies also we must avoide them Titus 3. 10. Zach. 13. 3. 2 Epist 〈◊〉 9. 10. Consider 1 Tim. 6. 3 4 5. Gal. 1. 7 8 9. 2 Epis Iohn 10. 11. 7. We are commanded to heare what the spirit saith unto the Churches Rev. 2. 13. and this we cannot do unlesse we be there to heare it 8. God hath commanded his people to go to Sion compare Deut. 12. 5. 6. 11. and with Jer. 50. 5. and 51. 9. and 2. God hath said gather my Saints together to me Psal 50. 1. 5. then it is not his will that they be scattered in false Churches The Lord hath chosen Sion so must I he hath desired it for his habitation so do I this is my rest for ever here will I dwell so say I Psal 132. 13. 14. The Lord is there Ezek. 48. 35. 2 Cor. 6. 16. Christ is there and it is his will that his be with him Father I will that they which thou hast given me be with mee where I am c. Iohn 17. 24. here and hereafter Christ tells his that he is gone downe into his Garden 〈◊〉 5. 1. with 6. 1. 2. 11. and 4. 16. and that there he will stay and dwell Song 8. 13. consider 2 Sam. 15. 21. there was a day when the Sonnes of God came to present themselves before the Lord Iob. 2. 1. Also the Saints love to Sion causeth them to go thither I was glad when they said unto me come let us go to the House of the Lord Psal 122. 1 2. 3. Mica 4. 1. 2. Esa 22. 3. then not glad to goe to Babylon 9. We are commanded to let them returne to us but we may not returne to them Jer. 15. 19. we must owne them and walke with them that are the Lords and owne the truth else how do we profe the Gospel Mat. 10. 11. c. 10. We are cōmanded to stand fast in the Liberty with which Christ hath made us free Gal. 5. 1. Christ purchased our deliverance out of Egypt spirituall Rev. 11. 8. therefore we may not returne thither againe no not so much as looke back Gen. 19. 17. 26. with Rev. 11. 8. what Christ hath purchased for his people it is their priviledge to injoy and knew we the worth of it we would prize the lest part of it and be thankfull for it and dye before we would with part any part of it 11. We are commanded to let them

follow Christ a●d his truth we have left them that would intrude upon us intollerable burdens with tyranny that assume to themselves more then Paul ever did to have dominion over our faith and would force us to beleeve that which Gods word requires not and we are come to them who are free men who injoye the liberty of the Sonns of God where we are free from all the Taskemasters of Egypt and have liberty to witnesse to the Truth and oppose all errour without danger or feare we have left them that sought to keepe us and draw us from the simplicity of the Gospel and are come to them who have imbraced the Faith of Christ and keepe his Ordinances pure we have left them that sought to destroy us in our names Estates Liberties and lives for our indeavouring to informe and reclaime them from their Idolatry so that they refuse to be healed do live in such things as themselves confes are evill also that we have found that our staying with them did obscure and hinder the truth and settle them in their lees Surely none will marveile at our departure from them if they consider that we have more cause then Paul had to depart from the Jewes Acts 13 46. we judged it our duty to repaire to that Church which was most apostolicall most agreeable to the word where we might have liberty to live according to Gods word do most good and injoy the liberty and freedome of conscience so that upon consideration it will appeare thus our departure from them is not to be disallowed but commended the unity of Idolaters with the Pope and what is his we have broke and imbraced the unity of the spirit and the fellowship of the Saints c. and seeing a vile person is contemned in the eyes of the righteous how can he go to them to be taught Psal 15. 4. and 141. 4. can the godly set themselves against the wicked and yet go to them to be taught and joyne with them as brethren in the Sacrament Prev 28. 4. and as I may not offer mine off●ring when I remember 〈◊〉 brother hath ought against me Mat. 5. 23. and 9. 13. much lesse may partake in another mans offering when I have ought against him Mat. 18. 15. in this ensuing Treatise I have as in the presence of God declared what I beleeve is the truth namely that the Popes Priesthood is to be removed and the high places demolished but it belongeth onely to the civill Magistrate to do it it is our duty to speak against these things and to depart from them I meddle not what men are in their persons but what they are in Reference to the Execution of their unlawfull Offices of Priesthood and if the Magistrate will not do it it is not our faults search the Scriptures whether the things be so or no and the Lord give thee understanding in all things and power to do his will to his glory and thy comfort Amen Farewell THE REASONS OF THE SAINTS Departing out of BABYLON AND the Angel cried mightily with a strong voice come out of her my people c. Rev. 18. 4. this Babylon is to be understood spiritually for Sodom and Egypt Rev. 11. 8. and 17 5. and as they went cleane out from the shaddow as appeares Gen. 13. 1. Esa 52. 11. Ier. 51. 6 45. So should all that are the Lords come out of Babylon Sodom Egypt spiritually it being the substance Gods Command is to every one every man flye Esa 52. 8. Obj. This is ment of Rome locally from which Countrey they were to come out because of the Judgements and Plagues that were to come upon them Answ You grant more then I affirme for 1. If they were to come out of the Country then much more from their worship rules it be lawfull to do that out of Rome which is forbidden in Rome Rome in her latitude recheth as farre as her power and jurisdiction which is as farre as the power of the Beast reacheth and how farre that is see Rev. 17. 24. 7. 15 16 17. with 18. 3. which is as farre as the power of the ten Kings reacheth And all those have not forsaken Rome that retaine any thing of hers what the matter of the false state is you may see Rev. 18. 2. with 21. 8. she constitutes her Church by houses in the boundes of the parish by which all sorts of prophane are made members so that if the Divell dwell in the parish they will make him a member of their Church so do her daughter Psal 137. 8. and do not some make all England a Church and so farre as England agrees with Rome in her constitution matter Lawes Ordinances Cerimonies Offices Officers Ordination Doctrine Government so accordingly do more or lesse partake of her and is in substance one and the same and if I must come out of the false state then must I come fro● their worship and Officers and if I may stay with them why not also with the assembly and if with both how shall I obay Gods Command Rev. 18. 4. 2 Cor. 6. 17. c. and seeing God hath called me forth I dare not appeare there againe with my person all presence 2. It cannot be ment of the Country because the Command is generally to all Gods people and therefore is not to be confi●●… to those who dwell in the Country of Roome locally 2 Cor. 6. 17. 3. These words were spoken to the Corinthians that beleeved 2 Cor. 6. 17. and Corinth standes not in Roome locally but is 〈◊〉 from it 4. If it were to be understood of Roome locally then such as beleeve might not dwell there though they should worship God purely nor may any beleever goe into tha● Country upon any lawfull occasion which were unreasonable to affirme Rev. 2. 13. 5. Because such a distinction of Nations is now dissolved so that in every Nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousnesse shall be accepted of him Rome is a part of a Nation and therefore this were not so if none may dwell there 6. Christ commends his Servants for keeping the Faith where Satans seate is Rev. 2. 13. and that is in Roome as well as other Countries and therefore they sinned not in dwelling there 7. If they were to leave the Country because of those plagues they neede not to be marked in their foreheads to escape the Judgements they being out of the Country c Reu. 7. 3. Ezek. 9. 4. God saves his in the midst of Judgements as Z●ph 3. 12. 8. If they were to leave the Land because of their sinnes th●● by the same reason if the same sinns be found in other places we m●● leave them also and seeing all Nations have drunke deeply of th● Cupp of her fornication as appeares Rev. 18. 3. and so we must go out of the world therefore Babylon is not confined within her walles but it comprehends all her Merchants that trade for her and